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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1961
Page
4
Middletown Journal announces subscription rates for week day and Sunday delivery by carrier or mail in various areas. Rates include 50c per week in city, 10 year options, and international pricing. Public notice for readers and subscribers.
Vice President Johnson conveyed U.S. support to Chiang Kai-shek stressing continued alliance while avoiding war with Communist China. The piece notes mutual understanding, Formosa's strategic value as a barrier to invasion and UN relevance, but states the U.S. would not back a reconquest of the mainland. A side item mentions a West German space rumor about Russians sending a women载载 spaceship.
Aged readers prefer living with all ages, not in isolated senior communities, provided neighborhoods aren’t overwhelmed by children. The piece notes older Americans push for diverse, age-inclusive neighborhoods and questions the shift to age-segregated living. It also mentions view of Cuba progressing toward communism with potential upheavals for Castro.
The longtime speaker from Texas condemns lawmakers taking summer breaks to vacation with families, insisting duty requires staying at work. Vice President Johnson, in Hong Kong, hears China could collapse in 12 to 18 months, a hopeful but uncertain prospect.
Jim Bishop recalls Ray Doyle, a charismatic New York district reporter who rose to white collar editing at The American Weekly. Doyle shaped newsroom culture, befriended officials, and earned a legendary Irish grin. He balanced humor with sharp reporting, covering crime and city beats from Sing Sing to the cardinal’s office.
The speaker insists the world won’t reach a dream of a push-button society while nations keep clashing. At another desk a man notes his wife is dropping hints for him to finish Christmas shopping early.
A May June Religious Education survey by R B Dierenfield of 4000 public school superintendents shows widespread religious influence in schools including Gideon Bible distribution and baccalaureate services. The piece analyzes implications for federal funding and court decisions amid debates over church state separation and civil rights.
Bandleader Les Elgart and wife separate while Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida prepare simultaneous Rome assignments stirring local press. Gabe Dell sustains injuries after auto crash on West Coast. Michele Morgan’s son Mike to debut in The Planet directed by William Marshall. Notorious Broadway figure exposed on Tell All TV show prompting inquiries by federal agents.
The AP reports a Kennedy Khrushchev meeting will likely yield little progress on core issues. They debate nuclear tests, disarmament, Laos, and Cuba amid U S political strains and rising instability in Asia and the Western Hemisphere. Khrushchev’s position could temper Kennedy’s stance and affect American prestige.
Approval moved the CCC Fifth Corps Area reclammation headquarters from Columbus to Middletown. The old Advance Bay Company plant on N Broad Street was leased to store clothing and equipment for 110 CCC camps in Ohio West Virginia Kentucky and Indiana. H H Waller Civic Association manager assured housing for 200 Columbus workers. Harry Rich elected president of the Epworth League at First Methodist Church with a slate of officers named.
The Middletown Council of Garden Clubs stages its third annual free flower show this Saturday from 3 to 8 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 8 p.m. at the National Guard Armory on S Main Street. Exhibits include club displays from Franklin to Trenton, commercial florists, artistic arrangements, educational exhibits, and junior arrangements with prize winners to be announced after judging.
Estrellita horoscope advises sticking to familiar print projects and protecting assets rather than speculation. It forecasts a month-long financial upturn for birthdays within a week, with caution urged to avoid extravagance. Family life, romance, travel, and job opportunities show notable influences through late 1961 and into 1962, plus sensitivity risks for a child born on this day.
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